Start-ups Zomato, PB Fintech, One97 Communications, and FSN E-Commerce Ventures have entered the large-cap category after the latest reclassification exercise by the Association of Mutual funds in India (Amfi). This comes despite stocks such as PB Fintech (Policybazaar) and One 97 Communication (Paytm) trading below their issue price. Others such as Mindtree, SRF, IRCTC, Tata Power, JSW Energy have been […]

EXCLUSIVE: Kai Ryssdal, host of public radio show and podcast Marketplace, has signed with CAA. The agency will rep the audio host and help him find new opportunities in podcasting, broadcast news and live events as well as publishing. Ryssdal took over the show, which is produced and distributed by American Public Media, in 2005, replacing David Brown. Prior to […]

Several NFL teams have never won a Super Bowl championship. The most famous of these may be the Buffalo Bills, which went to four consecutive Super Bowls (XXV to XXVIII), led by quarterback Jim Kelly, but lost each time. At the other end of the spectrum were the NFL’s dynasties. The New England Patriots went to nine Super Bowls between […]

The total amount of fraud reported by banks showed a drop in 2020-21 — for the first time in eight years — though there is an emerging trend of private sector banks reporting a larger number of frauds related to card and internet banking. According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India, commercial banks reported Rs […]

Fashion retailer Next has set out plans to hike its prices by as much as 6% over coming months as costs soar partly thanks to labour shortages pushing up wages. The group, which published a trading update showing better than expected revenues over the Christmas period, also cited higher shipping and manufacturing costs. A hike in clothes prices would be […]

Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Thursday, following the mixed cues overnight from Wall Street, as investors delve over the potential impact of the fast spreading Omicron Coronavirus variant. They also seem reluctant to continue making significant moves as the virus spreads rapidly across more countries, with some implementing lockdowns and strict restrictions. Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday. […]

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Keenan (The Power of the Dog), Shannon Berry (The Wilds) and Tyroe Muhafidin (Amazon’s Lord of the Rings)—a trio of up-and-coming actors out of Australia—have signed with Brave Artists Management’s Karli Doumanis for representation. Keenan is an AACTA Award nominee who recently appeared in Jane Campion’s acclaimed Netflix pic The Power of the Dog and Justin Kurzel’s award […]

FILE PHOTO: Toshiba Corp logos are pictured at its annual general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File PhotoTOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp’s second-largest shareholder on Thursday called for an extraordinary investor vote to force the Japanese company to get two-thirds support before continuing with a controversial plan to split in three. The proposal by Singapore-based hedge fund […]